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News Talkback >> 2002 News Articles and Talkback

Steve
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Preparations done at my house...
Sat Sep 21 2002 04:21 PM

You gotta love tropical season. I took care of my two main worries today - plywood for 2 windows in my safe room and provisions.

We've decided to make my bedroom the safe room because it has access to the attic just in case. There was a need for a 40 x 50 and a 40 x 69 cut of plywood. Got a new flashlight for one of my kids and updated the AA battery supply. Home Depot was just starting to get crowded. I only had to wait about 10 minutes for my plywood to be cut.

I Hit Sav-A-Center next. We bought 12 gallons of Kentwood Spring Water to go with the 36 12 oz bottles of Ozarka I already have. We had a bunch of non-perishables already in stock. I also got some coals and starter fluid - you can never have enough of that if there is power or gas line interruption. Then I picked up a 12-pack of Abita Amber and a case of Coors Light. Beer is another thing you can never have too much of

. I know about 12 of 'em will be gone tomorrow with the NFL, but I can always restock later. Btw, water was getting REALLY low at Sav-A-Center. They still had a few hundred gallons, but that will be gone by noon. I'd say the boys at the Abita Springs and Kentwood bottling plants have their work cut out for 'em the next few days.

The main reason I wanted to post this stuff is to let remind everyone between Brownsville and Tampa that now is the time to act. Most of us already have half of our stuff in place (first aid kits, flashlights, etc.). The rest will be disappearing from the shelves little by little until the lines become unbearable. Since you're more aware than the average bear (obvious because you're reading this forum), be smart and go take care of stuff now so you'll only have a few things to deal with mid-week - topping off your gas tank, replenishing ice. Only having to wait in 1 or 2 lines beats the snot out of having to wait in 5!

Steve

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Major Hurricane Isidore.... You have to Wander	MikeC	Sat Sep 21 2002 04:21 PM
Re: Major Hurricane Isidore.... You have to Wander	Rick	Sat Sep 21 2002 10:19 PM
West is best	Frank P	Sat Sep 21 2002 11:02 PM
Re: Major Hurricane Isidore.... You have to Wander	andy1tom	Sat Sep 21 2002 06:32 PM
Re: Mesovortex	Ed Dunham	Sat Sep 21 2002 06:51 PM
Re: Mesovortex	Rasvar	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:06 PM
Re: Mesovortex	Anonymous	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:13 PM
Re: Mesovortex	Ricreig	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:00 PM
stalling	Southern4sure	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:00 PM
Re: Mesovortex	Joe	Sat Sep 21 2002 06:57 PM
Re: Mesovortex	HanKFranK	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:24 PM
Re: Mesovortex	Jeanine	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:02 PM
Re: Mesovortex	MikeC	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:22 PM
Ed Dunham	MikeC	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:27 PM
Re: Ed Dunham	Southern4sure	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:32 PM
13L	HanKFranK	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:32 PM
Re: 13L	jlauderdal	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:58 PM
FYI - Dvorak 6.0 / 6.0 WOW	Steve	Sat Sep 21 2002 08:10 PM
Re: FYI - Dvorak 6.0 / 6.0 WOW	Anonymous	Sat Sep 21 2002 08:54 PM
Re: FYI - Dvorak 6.0 / 6.0 WOW	Steve	Sat Sep 21 2002 09:00 PM
Re: FYI - Dvorak 6.0 / 6.0 WOW	Frank P	Sat Sep 21 2002 09:20 PM
Hey Joe ... you saw it too	Frank P	Sat Sep 21 2002 09:26 PM
Re: Hey Joe ... you saw it too	joepub1	Sat Sep 21 2002 09:31 PM
22.1 and 86.3??????	Frank P	Sat Sep 21 2002 09:26 PM
Re: 22.1 and 86.3??????	joepub1	Sat Sep 21 2002 09:52 PM
Re: 22.1 and 86.3??????	Frank P	Sat Sep 21 2002 10:12 PM
NW... I'm positive now	Frank P	Sat Sep 21 2002 09:43 PM
Re: FYI - Dvorak 6.0 / 6.0 WOW	Joe	Sat Sep 21 2002 09:07 PM
Re: FYI - Dvorak 6.0 / 6.0 WOW	joepub1	Sat Sep 21 2002 09:19 PM
Here's something to chew on...	Steve	Sat Sep 21 2002 09:06 PM
Re: The Spider is squished again	Rasvar	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:27 PM
Re: The Spider is squished again	joepub1	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:37 PM
Re: The Spider is squished again	joepub1	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:58 PM
Re: Mesovortex	Joe	Sat Sep 21 2002 07:10 PM
Re: Major Hurricane Isidore.... You have to Wander	joepub1	Sat Sep 21 2002 06:38 PM
Re: Major Hurricane Isidore.... You have to Wander	Anonymous	Sat Sep 21 2002 04:44 PM
Re: Major Hurricane Isidore.... You have to Wander	BabyCat	Sat Sep 21 2002 04:56 PM
Bad Reporting by Media	Justin in Miami	Sat Sep 21 2002 04:43 PM
Re: Major Hurricane Isidore.... You have to Wander	scottsvb	Sat Sep 21 2002 03:32 PM
shared ponderings	HanKFranK	Sat Sep 21 2002 04:09 PM
Isidore looking classic now...	Steve	Sat Sep 21 2002 04:08 PM
Re: Isidore looking classic now...	Anonymous	Sat Sep 21 2002 04:38 PM
Preparations done at my house...	Steve	Sat Sep 21 2002 04:21 PM
Re: Preparations done at my house...	scottsvb	Sat Sep 21 2002 04:39 PM
Re: Preparations done at my house...	Mike	Sat Sep 21 2002 06:16 PM
Re: scottsvb's Comments	recmod	Sat Sep 21 2002 05:32 PM
Re: scottsvb's Comments	Anonymous	Sat Sep 21 2002 05:45 PM
Re: scottsvb's Comments	Joe	Sat Sep 21 2002 05:46 PM
nhc 1pm	HanKFranK	Sat Sep 21 2002 06:12 PM
NOT MOVING	RICKINMOBILE	Sat Sep 21 2002 06:06 PM
Re: NOT MOVING	joepub1	Sat Sep 21 2002 06:17 PM
Re: Scottsvb	Kevin	Sat Sep 21 2002 05:00 PM
WIndows...	Steve	Sat Sep 21 2002 05:27 PM
Re: WIndows...	Justin in Miami	Sat Sep 21 2002 06:29 PM
subject of boarding up....	Frank P	Sat Sep 21 2002 05:26 PM
Re: subject of boarding up....	scottsvb	Sat Sep 21 2002 05:30 PM
scott...	Steve	Sat Sep 21 2002 05:34 PM
Here are the latest model plots I can find.	Steve	Sat Sep 21 2002 05:40 PM
One last note for now before the 1pm update comes out...	Steve	Sat Sep 21 2002 05:45 PM
Re: Preparations done at my house...	Rasvar	Sat Sep 21 2002 04:58 PM
Re: Preparations done at my house...	Justin in Miami	Sat Sep 21 2002 04:38 PM

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